User blog comment:Biggren/The Silvir Conquest/@comment-7207319-20150205195401/@comment-3135907-20150421032743

A big piebald raven, like an oversized magpie, landed in between beasts and door to the stairway, effectively blocking them off from escape. Another raven, this one a glossy black, swooped down again and screeched as it attempted to claw at Ollo.

The otter leaped up and caught hold of the talon, yanking the great bird to the ground. It pecked his paw and sprang free, hopping backwards to get some distance between it and the otter, who gave a howl of surprised pain and sucked his paw ruefully as he stood to face the monster.

The piebald raven strutted over to Brother Bannel, who was lying on the ground. It cackled as it lashed out with its terrific hooked beak, missing him by a hair as the abbey brother scrabbled out of the way. His habit, however, was not so lucky; the raven's beak tore through the edge of the rough green fabric and pinned it to the floorboards. The white-and-black bird fixed him with a wicked eye and planted a talon firmly on his chest, trapping Bannel against the floor as it raised its beak for a more effective blow...